Pokémon: From Magikarp

Lin Shi shook the boxing manual and said directly without keeping anyone in suspense:

"Mr. Deng, this book is not for people to use."

"Oh, why do you say that?"

Old Deng stroked his beard with one hand, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Lin Shi shook his sore arm and spoke in a natural tone.

"It's so awkward to practice. Although it's roughly the same, it feels far inferior to the previous Bajiquan."

"I didn't expect you to be able to study Bajiquan. You're right. This is indeed not for people to practice. I have studied it for a long time and created a boxing manual specifically for specific elves."

Mr. Deng told everything without hiding anything.

Lin Shi took a deep breath. Although he had expected this, he was still shocked to hear Master Deng admit it personally. It was easy to imagine how much hard work Master Deng had put into this thin boxing manual.

Thinking of this, Lin Shi frowned slightly, looked at Deng Lao and asked:

"Since this boxing manual is so important, why did you give it to a passerby like me?"

Lin Shi was sure that he had never seen this King Deng before today, and judging from the situation when they met today, it was obviously designed by this King Deng.

"Haha... It's nothing, just a momentary interest. You're the only one left so far behind among so many people, and you look like you're out sightseeing. This makes me, an old man, really curious."

Mr. Deng laughed loudly and said to Lin Shi.

Lin Shi pinched his brows. This answer was really plain and simple...

"Well, thank you for the book. It's getting late. I'll go back first. It's foggy at night. You should go back as soon as possible."

After learning the reason, Lin Shi had no intention of staying any longer, and immediately called Circle Bear to walk towards the room together.

"Young man, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Don't you want to truly learn this boxing manual? After all, there is a big difference between reading and practicing."

Lin Shi just took a step forward, but after hearing what Deng Lao said, he pulled back, licked his lips and looked at Deng Lao.

"Would you like to teach me?"

Lin Shi was actually very interested in this Bajiquan boxing manual. Bajiquan emphasizes strength and explosiveness, concentrating the whole body's strength into a powerful explosive force to defeat the enemy with one strike.

Obviously, the core secret of Bajiquan is very consistent with the fighting philosophy of Master Xiong of the One-Strike Martial Arts. If he can defeat the enemy with one move, he will never use a second move. Lin Shi thinks that perhaps this Bajiquan can be used to replace the role of the Evil Scroll and prompt Apprentice Xiong to comprehend and evolve.

But he didn't think that Deng Tianxing, as a superstar, would have the time to teach him personally. It was already good enough to pass on such a precious boxing manual to an outsider, and asking someone to teach him step by step was a bit out of touch with the times.

Originally, he was planning to take it back and study it with his aunt, but now it seems that Mr. Deng himself has this idea, so Lin Shi naturally cannot miss it.

"This boxing technique is the result of my life's work, so I naturally cannot hand it over to outsiders." Deng Laoli smiled indifferently and said as a matter of course.

Lin Shi frowned slightly, he could hear something behind what Mr. Deng said.

"Then what do you mean? You are not here to entertain me in the middle of the night because you are bored."

"I mean, I won't give it to an outsider, but if you take me as your master, I can pass this boxing book to you."

Lin Shi opened his eyes wide at Deng Lao's words. A cool autumn breeze blew in his face and he felt a buzzing in his ears. Lin Shi wondered if he had heard it wrongly.

A king of heaven wants to take me as his disciple?

Are you so popular?

In an instant, Lin Shi was more shocked than surprised. For a moment, he didn't understand what this old Deng was up to.

Seeing Lin Shi's look, Old Deng felt a little embarrassed. He thought that Deng Tianxing had lived a carefree life and achieved great success. If he wanted to accept a disciple, who wouldn't rush to be his disciple?

Now, look what happened. He finally had the urge to accept a disciple, but he met someone like Lin Shi.

"Um... maybe the wind was a little strong, I didn't hear it clearly, do you want to take me as your apprentice?"

Lin Shi moved closer to Deng Lao and asked in disbelief.

"That's right." Deng Lao nodded with his hands behind his back, looking at Lin Shi's expression, and said jokingly:

"Why don't you want to?"

"Yeah." Lin Shi nodded.

"Don't get too excited...what did you say?"

Just as Mr. Deng was about to say something, he suddenly realized that Lin Shi didn't seem to agree. He pulled his beard hard and raised his voice unconsciously.

"you do not know me?"

"Hey, you should be confident about this. If I didn't know you, you wouldn't be Mr. Deng, but Old Deng...Deng."

Lin Shi patted Mr. Deng's shoulder gently and said.

Deng Lao laughed in anger, looked at Lin Shi in confusion, and asked again:

"So you think I'm not worthy of being your master?"

"No no……"

Lin Shi quickly shook his head to deny it. King of Heaven, the strength of Shenzhou who can be rated as the regional king must not be questioned. What's more, this king is also serving in the military.

It can be said that if you become his apprentice, you will be able to rise to the top in your life.

"But I am very self-aware and afraid of trouble. Although I don't know why you want to accept me as your apprentice, I can foresee that there are many problems hidden behind this."

"Let's not talk about anything else. If the news that I became your disciple gets out, then those who wanted to become your disciple but failed before will not make things difficult for me and test me in every way, right?"

Lin Shi said seriously, his tone calm but firm.

"My life is pretty good now, but I don't want to disrupt this peaceful life so early and get involved in a struggle that doesn't belong to me."

"And I really don't understand why you want to take me in as your apprentice? I don't even have a fighting-type Pokémon in my hands right now."

Lin Shi was telling the truth, he was just looking for a way to help his bear disciple evolve, he was not really interested in fighting martial arts.

Lin Shi took a deep breath and looked up at the moon in the sky. Circle Bear had completed his training and returned to his side. Lin Shi leaned against it and continued:

"If you really want to take in a disciple, I think any of the many young people who came to the forum today are more qualified than me, right?"

"By the way, do you know Zhang Shuiying? She's the counselor I mentioned to you, the daughter of the organizer this time. If you want to take a disciple, you can consider her. I think she's a good fit."

Lin Shi did not forget to take the opportunity to recommend Zhang Shuiying. Lin Shi knew this person very well. If the marriage was successful, she would definitely accept Lin Shi's favor.

"what……"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Boss Deng shouting with full energy, stretching his hands forward and putting on airs.

Lin Shi:?

What does this mean? When bribery fails, you resort to coercion?

Is it so difficult to take in an apprentice these days?

Old Deng was in a nimble posture, performing a set of boxing techniques on the ground. Each move was quite charming. Even though Lin Shi didn't understand this set of boxing techniques, he could feel the powerful explosive power contained in it.

The alternation of tension and relaxation contains the power to defeat the enemy. It is truly worthy of the title of "Tai Chi brings peace to the world in literature and Baji Quan determines the fate of the world in martial arts". Bajiquan is indeed worthy of its reputation.

"call……"

After finishing a set of punches, Old Deng put away his stance, slowly exhaled, and looked at Lin Shi complacently.

"Young man, don't take what you want so seriously. I want to take you in as my apprentice purely to find a material that has not been tainted by martial arts to pass on this set of boxing skills to."

"I want to see if an ordinary person can enhance his ability as a trainer through this boxing method. Only then can this book be considered truly complete."

Mr. Deng sighed and said that he had his own difficulties.

"As for the fighting-type Pokémon, I can give you some time to capture it. It's just a Pokémon. If you don't have it now, will you be able to capture it in the future?"

"How about it? Can you think about it now?"

……